Refrigerating device for bottled



June 23, 1942 F. E. HAZARD 2,287,681

REFRIGERATING DEVICE FOR BOTTLED BEVERAGES I Filed-July 3, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet l June 23, 1942.

F. E; HAZARD I 2,287,681

REFRIGERATING DEVICE FOR BQTTLED BEVERAGES Filed July 5, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 23, 1942. F, E. HAZARD REFRIGERATING DEVICE FOR BOTTLED BEVERAGES 4 Shets-Sheet 3 Filed July 3, 1935 rwe-dZZ Elia/ ava 7 Wm June 23, 1 942. F. E. HAZARD REFRIGERATING DEVICE FOR BOTTLED BEVERAGES 4 Sheets-Sheet. 4

Filed July 3, 1935 Q Patented June 23, 1942 UNITED STATES E T OFFICE a REFRIGEBATING DEVKCE FOR BUTTLED BEVEGES Frederick E. Hazard, Chicago, Ill.

Application July 3, 1935, Serial No. 29,600

2'7 Claims.

a refrigerating device of the type above referred Y to, an arrangement or system including the immersion tank, associated refrigerating coils and the dry cooling compartment whereby when in use, an appreciable quantity of ice will be formed in the immersion tank and will be caused to be released or broken away so as to float on the surface of the immersion liquid.

In connection with this feature of operation of the device it may be stated that it is highly desirable in the sale of bottled beverages which are refrigerated in an immersion liquid to provide an appreciable quantity of ice which will float on the surface of the liquid, as this is evidence of the low temperatures maintained in the refrigerating liquid. It has been found in practice, that bottled thicker at the locations where the cooling coils contact the surface of the immersion tank. This ice is formed during the operation of the refrigerating unit and continues until the usual automatic control operating under the influence of the desired low temperature functions to shut off the refrigerating unit.

During the subsequent period when the refrigerating unit remains inoperative, the air'from the dry refrigerating compartment located below the immersion tank which ranges in temperature apcoils positioned around the outside thereof and in contact with said immersion tank and of having in communication therewith, a second cornpartment which will be utilized as a dry coolin compartment in the nature of the cooling spaces of an ordinary household refrigerator. The invention also utilizesfree or controlled passages for the travel of convection currents of air from the lower compartment to the upper compartment and the action of these convection currents has an important function inthe operation of this device.

A further feature of this invention concerns the arrangement of the coils on the outside of the immersion tank, and which are coextensive with that portion of the tank containing the immersion liquid. Preferably, the coils are arranged so as to contact the surface of the immersion tank at spaced locations to provide a maximum refrigerating action at said locations. With a construction of refrigerating cabinet as above outlined, it has been found that during operation the liquid in the immersion tank will partially, freeze, resulting in the formation of ice adjacentthe wall of the immersion tank which ice is proximately 10 degrees higher than the temperature of the liquid in the immersion tank, is caused, by the laws controlling convection currents, to

rise and contact the sides of the immersion tank throughout the space surrounding the same and occupied by the cooling coils. This gradually raises the temperature of the walls of the immersion tank, with the result that the ice is caused to melt and free itself from the inner wall of the tank. This function is aided by the particular formation of the ice which is very thin at the lo cations where the coils are not in contact with the walls of the tank. Thus various pieces of ice float up from the sides of the tank and remain floating on the surface of the immersion liquid. After the temperature has raised sumciently for the freeing of all the ice as above described, the

automatic controls again operate to start the re frigerating unit, whereupon more ice is made and the cycle is repeated.

With this understanding of the basic principles involved in this invention, reference will now be made to the following description of one illustrative embodiment thereof which may be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a front elevational View of one form of the refrigerating cabinet as it may be built when embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is'a front elevational view in cross section of the cabinetshown in Figure 1 disclosing the interior constructionthereof Figure 3 is an elevational view in cross section taken on the line 3-.-3 of Figure 2, and locking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is an elevational cross sectional view taken on th lines tt of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is a cross sectional plan view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2 and. showing the arrangement of the coils around the immersion tank;

Figure 6 is a front elevational view in cross section of a modified form of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a cross sectional plan view taken on line 'l-l of Figure 8 and showing the provision of means for circulating the liquid in the tank;

Figure 8 is a front elevational view in cross section of the refrigerating device of the invention showing the provision of means for circulating the air, between compartments and which also drives the water circulating means; I

Figure 9 is a front elevational view in cross-section of a refrigerating device corresponding essentially to that shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, but disclosing certain modifications in the construction thereof; and

Figure is a front elevational view in crosssection of a refrigerating device corresponding essentially to that shown in Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings, but disclosing certain modifications in the construction thereof.

By referring to the drawings, it will be noted that the device here illustrated comprises a cabinet designated generally III. This cabinet is provided with an upper compartment II, in which there is mounted a container or immersion tank I 2 for holding an immersion liquid and bottled beverages or the like, to be refrigerated. Below the compartment H and in this form, under one end thereof, is a second compartment l3, which is adapted to be used as a dry refrigerating compartment in the manner of an ordinary household refrigerator. These compartments are sur rounded by insulated walls H which may be of any suitable construction as now commonly employed in devices of this type. The immersion tank is preferably mounted by flanging outwardly as at IS, the upper edge thereof which is secured to and supported by the upper edge l6 of the cabinet wall. The immersion tank is closed by a top I! of suitable insulating material and having the usual type of insulated. removable covers l8, conveniently placed thereon.

In the construction shown in Figure 2, with the dry compartment underlying only one end of the upper compartment, a space 20 is provided for housing the refrigerating unit. The refrigcrating unit per se, constitutes no part of the present invention and therefore, it is only diagrammatically represented as at 2|.

As shown in Figure 1, the dry refrigerating compartment is accessible from a door 22, which is pivoted on the front thereof and the refrigerating unit is accessible from the corresponding door 23. The refrigerating unit includes a compressor 24, having connection to a condenser 25 which joins with a receiver 26, the compressor being driven by a motor 21. The receiver 26 is connected to an expansion valve 28, which in turn, is connected to supply pipe 29 passing through the insulating wall '30 which separates the refrigerating unit from the dry' refrigerating compartment I3 and thence upwardly to comprise the coil 3| which extends around the sides of the immersion tank l2. This forms the evaporator of the refrigerating apparatus and it is to be understood that the coils may extend only partially down the sides of the immersion tank or they may extend all the way to the bottom thereof and even to underlying the bottom of the tank. The essential feature is that the coils be associated with the walls of the tank throughout that portion which is occupied by the immersion liquid. 7

It is obvious that the cooling coil may, in addition to refrigerating the immersion tank and the dry refrigerating compartment, also be utilized for other refrigerating purposes and in such event, the coil may be extended to serve as a cooling coil for a water cooler, ice cream compartment or any other type of device which may be conveniently associated with this type of cabinet.

The coil 3| connects with a suction return pipe 76 32 which extends downwardly and thence through the insulating wall 30 back to the compressor 24.

In Figure 9 is disclosed a refrigerating device corresponding essentially to the device above described and shown in Figures 1 and 2, and accordingly similar parts have been referred to by corresponding reference numerals in this figure. The device in Figure 9, however, varies from that shown in Figures 1 and 2 in that the supply pipe 29 leads into the coil 3 la which, although extending around the sides of the tank I2, is continued as coil 3lb disposed to underlie the bottom of said tank. This coil 3Ib, of course, is connected to the suction return pipe 32 which extends downwardly and through the insulating wall 30 back to the compressor 24. I

As shown in Figure 5, it is preferable to arrange the coils around the sides of the tank substantially in the manner shown, that is to say, with certain portions thereof as at 38, in contact with the walls of the tank and intervening portions thereof as at 39, spaced from the walls of the tank. Due to the greater heat conductivity at the location 38 where the coils touch the tank, when the refrigerating unit is in operation, ice will be formed along the inner walls of the immersion tank substantially as shown at 40. It will be noted that the ice is relatively thick immediately opposite the locations 38 and is relatively thin as at 4| opposite the locations 39. The result of this type of ice formation is that during the interim when the refrigerating unit is not in operation and the warmer air rising from the dry refrigerating compartment I3 contacts and warms the walls of the immersion tank, the ice at the locations 4| melts away while at the same time, the pieces of ice resulting from the thicker portions 4|, free themselves from contact with the inner walls of the tank. This produces a plurality of elongated pieces of ice which eventually float on the surface of the immersion liquid.

It will be noted from the above. description that the essential feature of this invention in addition to the arrangement of the coils is the provision of a dry compartment below the immersion tank compartment.

Accordingly, this invention contemplates all types of constructions and arrangements where this relationship may be realized. For instance, in Figure 6, there is shown a modified arrangement with the dry compartment l3 located over the refrigerating unit but underlying the immersion tank. Furthermore, it is conceivable that in the type of device shown in Figure 2, that the dry compartment may underlie the entire immersion tank compartment with the refrigerating unit placed elsewhere externally of the cabinet.

In operation, it is to be understood that the refrigerating unit will have the proper and usual control devices for starting and stopping the unit at the upper and lower temperature extremes to,

which the device is adjusted. This control can operate from either the upper or lower compartment. Furthermore, it will be realized that some heat will enter the cabinet when the covers l8 are removed to withdraw bottled beverages and that also, the temperature of the lower compartment l3 will be raised during use through the opening of the door 22 for putting in and taking out objects to be refrigerated or pre-cooled.

In practice it is found that the unit can be conveniently adjusted to maintain a temperature in the immersion liquid of approximately 33 degrees and with the body of the liquid at this temduce ice on the walls of the immersion tank substantially asabove described. This temperature is very desirable for most bottled beverages such as carbonated soft drinks and the like. With the temperature of the immersion tank adjusted as above indicated, it is found, with the construction shown in FigureZ; that the dry ice compartment is maintained at approximately degrees higher or in the neighborhood of 43 degrees. This temperature is ideal for pre cooling the bottled beverages to be subsequently placed in the immersion tank and when they are so pre-cooled the heat removing function of the immersion tank is reduced to its most efficient basis.

Furthermore, the temperature of approximately 43 degrees is ideal for the temperature of bottled beer and other beverages which are preferably sold at a slightly higher temperature than that of carbonated'soft'drinks. Likewise, this is an ideal temperature for ordinary refrigerating purposes, for milk, food, butter, cheese, and the like. Another desirable feature of this device resides in the fact that the cooling coils which have relatively large volume, present a quantity of cooling v fiuid which enables the use of higher refrigerant temperatures; Thus no part of the apparatus a a thawing of the ice previously formed during the produces a temperature sufilciently low to cause appreciable condensation and thus the objectionable drying out effect common with many refrigerators is not present in this device. For

collecting and carrying away such condensation as there might be when operated under ,very humid conditions, collectors 40, may be provided to prevent the deposition of condensation moisture into the lower dry. cooling compartment.

As previouslystated, it is very desirable to have a quantity of ice floating on the surface of the immersion liquid since the same is visible evidence ofthe low temperatures being used to cool the bottled beverages which has proven a good sales appeal.

cycles are repeated as long as power is supplied to the refrigerating apparatus. The ice particles floating in the immersion liquid also have a valuable refrigerating function'in maintaining the functions to increase the freezing effect at these locations and the formation of ice is therefore greater in thickness at these points than at the points therebetween. In fact, ice will form at these spaced locations to a thickness of an inch or so, before any appreciable freezing of the liquid will take place at the locations therebetween. It is possible to further localize the freezing of the liquid within the tank by insulating the walls thereof on the outside between those locations where the coils have contact with the walls. Of course, spacingthe coils utilizes the air as an insulating medium but this insulating effect can be increased by using well known insulating materials.

Although the foregoing method of ice formation is preferred the invention, nevertheless, contemplates a construction of immersion tank and cool- In the present cabinet, ice is always visible as alternating freezing and the thawing.

sides of the tank will take place. A subsequent thawing of the ice is of course required to cause the same to separate and float on the surface of the immersion liquid. In the present cabinet, the space between the insulating walls thereof and the cooling coils is relatively narrow for the express purpose of increasing the velocity of the air currents which flow from the lower compartment to the upper compartment where they contact the walls of the immersion tank to gradually raise the temperature of the tank to produce interval of operation of the refrigerating apparatus.

can be practically eliminated in the construction shown in Figure 2. In this arrangement, the location of the lower compartment with respect to the immersion tank insures proper circulation of the air and convection currents to accomplish the desired warming of the walls of the tank.

The tank I 2 can also be utilized as a container for bottles with the tank being maintained dry. In this aspect of the invention the tank and lower compartment both function as dry refrigerating means and the production of freezing and thawing cycles is not involved. It is likewise possible to use the tank for refrigerating bulk liquids such as milk and the like in which case the lower dry [refrigerating compartment performs the functions of an ordinary refrigerator.

I The form of refrigerating device shown in Figures 7 and 8 is similar in substantially all respects to that of Figure 2. The several modifications in design have to do with positive control of the circulation of air within the cabinet and circulation of the water within the immersion tank. The

cabinet essentially provides ;an upper compartment III, a lower compartment H3, which compartments are formed by the insulated walls Md. The cabinet is closed by a top II'l having the removable covers II8 which permit access to the immersion tank H2 located in the upper compartment. The insulated wall H9, located over the refrigerating apparatus designated in its en.- tirety by I25, has a decided slope so as to'increase the space between said wall and the center of the immersion tank for purposes which will more particularly appear as the description proceeds.

The space between the insulated walls I I4 and the side walls of the immersion tank is substantially occupied, by a refrigerant evaporator in the formof a relatively long cooling coil 'I3I', which coil may extend partially down the sides of the immersion tank or may extend all the way to the bottom or even underlie the bottom of the tank. Also as better shown in Figure 7 the coil is preferably arranged with certain portions as at I38 in contact with the side walls of the tank and intervening portions as at I39 spaced from the ing coils where uniform freezing of ice along the walls of the tank. It is particularly noted that the cooling coil is spaced from the rounded corners of the tank. Due to the greater heat conductivity at those points where the coil contacts the walls of the tank when the refrigerating unit is in operation ice will be formed on the inner walls of the tank at these locations and will sion valve I28 and at its opposite end continues to form a second cooling coil I39 located in the It is understood that this circulation of air or convection currents from the lower to the; upper compartment may be controlled by bafies'j or other means but it has been found that these lower dry refrigerating compartment. The turns of said coil are located adjacent the insulated walls H4 and I30, the coil eventually connectingwith the compressor I24, returning the evaporated refrigerant to the same. In this modification, by reason of the second cooling coil, this dry refrigerating compartment is maintained at a low temperature, which however, in operation will be maintained at a temperature somewhat higher than in the immersion tank II2. To insure alternate freezing and thawing of the liquid in the immersion tank as explained in connection with the operation of the cabinet of Figure 1, the present modification contemplates an expansion valve I44 having a bulb thermostat I45 connected by the capillary tube I46 to the expansion valve and which thermostatic bulb is housed within the metal sheath I41 extending within the tank so that the same is readily influenced by the temperature changes of the liquid in the tank. The operation of the expansion valve as controlled by the thermostatic bulb is as follows:

The liquid refrigerant is admitted to the coil which expands therein, producing a cooling effect and refrigeration of the liquid within the tank.

I This continues until ice is formed on the walls of the tank, the ice formations at the spaced locations I38 being thicker than the formation of ice on the areas therebetween. The ffect of the low freezing temperatures on the thermostatic bulb will result inclosing theexpansion valve and the supply of liquid refrigerant to the coil therefore ceases. In time the temperature of the liquid within the immersion tank will rise to produce a thawing of the ice formations on the sides of the tank, whereupon the ice particles are libv erated and float on top of the immersion liquid. The warming up of the liquid will also influence the thermostatic bulb .but in this instance the action of the bulb is to open the valve, whereupon the cycle is repeated.

As shown in Figure 8 the invention also contemplates the provision of circulating means for controlling the circulation of air and convection currents between the lower and upper compartments. This may take the form of a fan I48 operated by a conventional electric motor I50. The motor is located adjacent the wall I30 and to accommodate the fan, it is desirable to taper the insulated wall 9, as shown, increasing the space between said wall and the bottom of the tank fan is operated to produce a circulation or agitation of the liquid in the tank. It is of course possible to replace the screw I54 with any other means for producing a similar function. Rotation of the screw will effect a downward flow of water in the vicinity thereof, which flow can be directed by the shroud I55 having openings I 56 at the base thereof and which surrounds the screw, being slightly spaced therefrom. During operation-of the liquid circulating means the liquid in the tank will be caused to flow downwardly through the shroud I55 and will be expelled at the base through openings I56 so that the general flow of liquid will be along the base of the tank radially from the shroud I55 up along the sides of the tank and then from the sides to the center where the action of the screw again pro pels the liquid downwardly as described.

.The addition of a fan for positively circulating the air within the refrigerating cabinet reduces the condensation on the'cooling coil and therefore practically eliminates the dripping of moisture from said coil. Controlling the circulation in this manner also aids in cooling the dry compartment as the air from the colder upper compartment is caused to immediately travel to the lower compartment and which is eventually again discharged .to the upper compartment. This also affects the temperature in the upper compartment since the warm air from the lower dry compartment. is delivered thereto and the thawing of the ice formations within the tank is facilitated as a result thereof. Controlling the circulation of the liquid within the tank by the provision of a pump or propeller screw has the desirable effect of increasing the rapidity of cooling of the bottles placed therein for refrigeration. The constant flow of the liquid from the center to the sides along the bottom of the tank and then back to the circulating means again also insures uniformity in temperature of the liquid.

In Figure 10 is disclosed a refrigerating device corresponding essentially to the device above described and shown in Figures 7 and 8, and accordingly similar parts have been referred to by corresponding reference numerals in this figure. In Figure 10, however, coil I3Ia, extending from supply pipe I29, extends around the sides of the tank and is continued to form coil I3Ib disposed to underlie the .bottom of the tank. This coil I3Ib is then connected to the second cooling coil I39, which latter coil extends through the insulating wall into the compressor compartment and is connected to the compressor I24.

The invention is not to be limited to or by details of the construction of the particular embodiment thereof illustrated by the drawings, as various other .forms of the device will of course be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a refrigerating device, an upper compartment provided with a tank forming a container for bottled beverages and the like, a refrigerating compartment below said tank providing a precooler for the bottled beverages, and a refrigerant-evaporator in said upper compartment surrounding the tank, said upper and lower compartments communicating to permit free passage of convection currents between said compartments.

, 2. A refrigerating device including a cabinet formed by insulated top and side walls, said cabinet providing an upper compartment having a cabinet.

compartments communicating to permit the free passage of convection currents between compart:

4. In a refrigerating device, an upper compartment provided with a tank for containing bottled beverages and the like, a lower dry refrigerating compartment providing a pre-cooler for the bottledbeverages, a refrigerant evaporator located in the upper compartment and surrounding the tank, said upper and lower compartments communicating, and means including a motor operated fan for causing a circulation of the air from the lower compartment to the upper compartment and return.

5. A refrigerating device comprising a cabinet including insulated top'and side walls, said cabinet providing an upper compartment having an immersion tank for containing bottled beverages and the like, a dry refrigerating compartment below the tank, the side walls of said tank providing a relatively narrow space with respect to the insulated walls of Saidpabinet, and a refrigerant evaporatorin the form of a cooling coil occupying said space and surrounding said tank, said coil having contact with the side walls of the tank at certain locations and being spaced from the walls at points therebetween to localize the formation of ice at these locations, said upper and lower compartment communicating, and means including a motor operated fan for circulating the air in said compartments.

6 In a refrigerating device, an upper compartment provided with a tank for containing bottled beverages and the like, a lower dry refrigerating compartment providing a pre-cooler for the bottled beverages, a refrigerant evaporator in the form of a coolingcoil located in the upper compartment and surrounding the tank, and a second cooling coil connecting therewith and being located in said dry refrigerating compartment, said upper and lower compartments communicating to permit the free passage of convection currents and air between compartments.

7. In a refrigerating device, an upper compartment provided with an immersion tank for containing bottled beverages and the like, a lower dry refrigerating compartment providing a precooler for the bottled beverages, a refrigerant evaporator in the form of a cooling coil located in the upper compartment and surrounding the tank, said upper and lower compartments communicating, means including a motor operated immersion tank forcontaining bottled beverages and the like, a dry refrigerating compartment 'located below the tank, said upper .and lower" a refrigerant compartments communicating, evaporator in the form, of a cooling coil located in the upper compartment in the space formed by the side walls of the tank and the insulated side walls of the cabinet, and a motor operated fanfor positivelycirculating the air between compartments.

10. A refrigerating device comprising a cabinet, including insulated top and side walls, said cabinet providing an upper compartment having an immersion tank for. containing. bottled beverages and the like, a dry refrigerating compartment located below the tank, said upper and lower compartments communicating, a refrigerant evaporator in the form of a cooling coil located in the upper compartment in the space formed by the side walls of the tank and the insulated side Walls of the cabinet, a motor operated fan for circulating the air between compartments, and circulating means located in said immersion tank for circulating the liquid within the tank,

fan for circulating the air between compartments, and circulating means located in said tank for circulating the liquid within the tank.

8. In a refrigerating device, an upper compart-' ment provided with an immersion tank for containing bottled beverages and the like, a lower dry refrigerating compartment providing a precooler for the bottled beverages, a refrigerant evaporator in the form of a cooling coil located in the upper compartment andsurrounding the tank, said upper and lower compartments communicating, means including a motor operated fan for causing the circulation of air between compartments, and circulating means driven from said fan for circulating the water within the tank. 1

9. A refrigerating device comprising a cabinet, including insulated top and side walls, said cabinot providing an upper compartment having an said circulating means being operatively nected with said motoroperated fan.-

11. A refrigerator comprising a case, a dry cooling compartment having a closure therefor,

a wet refrigerating compartment having closures therefor, an annular compartment surrounding the wet refrigerating compartment and communicating with the dry cooling compartment and heat absorbing means disposed within the annular compartment and surrounding the wet refrigerating compartment.

12. A refrigerator comprising a case, a dry pre-cooling compartment having a closure therefor, a wet refrigerating compartment having closures therefor, an annular compartment surrounding the wet refrigerating compartment andcommunicating with the pre-cooling compartment and a refrigerating unit expansion coil wound around the wet refrigerating compartment within the annular compartment and in contact with the side walls of the wet refrigerating compartment and serving to form both ice and frost upon the inner faces of the side walls of the wet refrigerating compartment.

13. A refrigerator comprising 'a cabinet, a tank in the cabinet forming a compartment adapted to contain a liquid, a dry cooling compartment formed in the cabinet below the tank and communicating with an upper annular compartment surrounding the tank, and a refrigerating unit expansion coil in the upper annular chamber.

14. A refrigerator comprising a cabinet, a tank in the-cabinet adapted to contain a liquid, a pre-cooling compartment in the cabinet below the tank and having an upper annular compartment surrounding the tank, and a refrigerating unit expansion coil in the upper annular compartment surroundi the tank, said coils adapted to cause ice to be formed on the irmer faces of the side walls of the tank during operating periods of the refrigerating unit and during idle periods of the refrigerating unit warm air currents within the pre-cooling compartment rise into the upper annular compartment and together-with warm air in the tank cause the process of defrosting to take place within the tank so that ice formed on the side walls of the tank, when released therefrom, will be allowed to float in the liquid within the tank.

7 15. A refrigerator comprising a cabinet including a pre-cooling compartment, a closure for consaid compartment, a tank adapted to contain a liquid disposed within the upper portion of the pre-cooling compartment and having its side walls spaced from the side walls of the cabinet to provide an annular chamber open at its bottom to the pre-cooling chamber and arefrigerating unit expansion coil disposed within the annular chamber and surrounding the tank to establish ice formation on the inner faces of the side walls of the tank when the unit is in operation, and warm air currents established within the precooling compartment when the unit is not in operation being adapted to rise into the annular chamber to effect defrosting to release the ice formation on the side walls of the tank to float in the liquid within the tank.

16. A refrigerating structure including a cabinet, a dry pre-cooling compartment and a wet refrigerating tank in said cabinet, a side closure for the compartment and a top closure for the tank, and an expansion coil surrounding the wet refrigerating tank and in contact with the side walls and underlying and in heat exchange relation with the bottom thereof and serving to form ice upon the inner faces of the side walls of said tank.

17. In a refrigerating device, the combination of a compartmentprovided with a tank forming a. container for bottled beverages and the like, a refrigerating compartment below said tank and communicating with said first named compartment providing a pre-cooler for the bottled beverages, and heat absorbing means, said means being disposed in part in association with the side of said tank and in part in said refrigerating compartment.

18. In a refrigerating device, the combination of a compartment provided with a tank forming a container for bottled beverages and the like, a refrigerating compartment below said tank and communicating with said first named compartment providing a pre-cooler for the bottled beverages, and heat absorbing means, said means being disposed in part in association with the side and bottom of said tank and in part in said refrigerating compartment.

19. In a refrigerating device, the combination of a compartment provided with a tank forming a container for bottled beverages and the like, heat absorbing means in heat absorbing relation with the side and bottom of said tank, said means and said tank at the side thereof being alternately at a greater distance apart whereby the heat absorption therebetween is accentuated, and a refrigerating compartment communicating with said first named compartment providinga precooler for the bottled beverages.

20. In a refrigerating device, the combination of a compartment provided with a tank forming a container for bottled beverages and the like, heat absorbing means in heat absorbing relation with the side and bottom of said tank, said means and said tank at the side thereof being alternately at a greater distance apart whereby the heat absorption therebetween is accentuated, and

a refrigerating compartment communicating with said first named compartment providing a precooler for the bottled beverages, said heat absorbing means being disposed in part in said refrigerating compartment.

21. In a refrigerating device, an upper compartment provided with an immersion tank for containing bottled beverages and the like, a lower dry refrigerating compartment providing a precooler for the bottled beverages, a refrigerant evaporator in the form of a coil associated with said tank, and circulating means for the circulation of air between compartments.

22. In a refrigerating device, the combination of a compartment provided with a tank forming a container for bottled beverages and the like, a refrigerating compartment communicating with said first-named compartment providing a precooler for the bottled beverages, heat absorbing means associated with said tank, and circulating means for the circulation of air between compartments. I 23. In a refrigerating device, the combination of a compartment provided with a tank forming a container having a refrigerating medium therein for bottled beverages and the like, a refrigerating compartment communicating with said first-named compartment providing a pre-cooler for the bottled beverages, heat absorbing means associated with said tank, means for circulating the refrigerating medium in said tank, and circulating means for the circulation of air between compartments.

24. In a refrigerating device, the combination of a compartment provided with a tank forming a container for bottled beverages and the like, a refrigerating compartment communicating with said first-named compartment providing a precooler for the bottled beverages, heat absorbing means, said means being associated with said tank and being disposed in said second-named compartment, and circulating means for the circulation of air between compartments.

25. In a refrigerating device, the combination of a compartment provided with a tank forming a container for bottled beverages and the like,

a refrigerating compartment communicating with said first-named compartment providing a precooier for the .bottled beverages, heat absorbing means, said means being associated with the side and bottom of said tank and'being disposed in said second-named compartment, and circulating means for the circulation of air between compartments.

26. In a refrigerating device, the combination of a compartment provided with a tank forming a container having a refrigerating medium therein for bottled beverages and the like, a refriger ating compartment communicating with said first-named compartment providing a pre-cooler for the bottled beverages, heat absorbing means associated with said tank, said means being associated with the side and bottom of said tank and being disposed in said second-named compartment, circulating means for the circulation of air between compartments and means for circulating the refrigerating medium in said tank.,

27. In a refrigerating device, the combination of a compartment provided with a wet refrigerating compartment forming a container for bottled beverages and the like, a dry compartment, a refrigerating unit, heat absorbing means, said means extending from said unit to the side of said container in heat transfer relation to cool said beverages by convection through the medium of the liquid in said tank and then extending to underlie the bottom of said tank in heat transfer relation thereto, to cool said beverage by conduction through the medium of said bottom, said means then extending into said dry comparttment and returning to said refrigerating uni FREDERICK E. HAZARD. 

